Golf club



April 9, 1935. w. s. HOWELL GOLF CLUB Filed Nov. 17, 1930 I 3345s??? E EB BEQQ "Int/en tor %%Zto%eys Patented Apr. 1935 UNITED STATES ENT. oF-F cE GOLF own Walter S; 'H owell, Summit, N. J. Application November 17, .1930, Serial No, 496,184 1 claim. (01. 281 44) This invention relates to a novel and improved form of golf club having means thereon for readily keeping score. The invention will be best 1 understood from the following description and the annexed drawing, in. which I have shown a selected embodiment of the invention, and in which: M p n v, Fig. 1 is aview of a golf club handle having .my invention applied thereto; v

Fig. 2 isa View similar to'Fig. 1, but showing a slight departure in the form of the .club; Fig.3 is a perspective view of the endofone of the clubsappearing-in Fig.1 or 2, more particularly Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the pencil ap peering in Figs. 1, 2 and 3;

Fig. 5'shows the front and back suitable for use on my device;* a

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of 'a club with the invention. applied thereto.

The invention is designed to provide a ready) means for keeping score while playing golf, and consists essentially in providing ready means for retaining score cards inposition on a club so as to avoid the continual necessity of reaching into the, players pockets for a score card. Another feature involves the provision of means for likewise holding a pencil in convenient proximity to the score card on the club, so that the pencil also will be readily accessible when needed.

While the invention is shown as applied to the grip of a club, it is to beunderstood that it may likewise be placed'in any suitable position, and the word handle, as used hereafter, should be understood as including not only the grip I, but also the shaft 2 of the club. In Fig: l is shown a grip securedintegrally to a shaft, while in Fig. 2 is shown a separate grip I which :may be secured to a shaftfby means of a screw 3. Either form may beused as found'most expedient, although theldetachable one'shown in Fig. 2 may have certain advantages in applying the invention to shafts of clubs in place of the GXIStlIlg: grip is madegrip already on the same club.

The handle shown in Figs. 1 and 315 provided with a metal insert 4 secured in place by screws 4 having a longitudinally extending recess or slot 5, this slot havingoverhanging edges '6 and 1. .The depth of the slot is such that one or more score cards 8 may open end 9 of the slot.

Each. score card is provided with spaces 'ID corresponding to holes, and preferably 1 these .spaces are numbered as indicated at. I I in a man-.

ofa score card he slid in at the upper ner which will be obvious; Ascore card 8 may be inserted in the open end 9 of a slot, where it will be retained in such position "that the spaces ID will be exposed between the edgesfi and 1. In

this position, the numeral designations II will be coveredup, but on the portion of the handle adjacent the edge 6, forexample, is a row of designations l2 registering with corresponding spaces [Den the card when the card is in place in the slot. Thus it will be seen that the score entered on the card opposite the designations l2 will be placed in the corresponding spaces I0 op- V posite the designations l l so that when the score card is removed from the slot it'will furnish a.

permanent record of the score.

may be placed adjacent eachother around-the jj shaftof the club. Any other. arrangement of slots may be made. to accommodate as many cards as desired.

I. also provide means in the insert "4 to hold a pencil I3 which may be provided with the usual eraser M. This pencil may be received in a hole in the insert, and movement in the hole may be limited by a ledge I5 which willengage the top of the hole. "The pencil may be prevented from falling out by any suitable means, such as a spring I6 which is attached to the-card holder and arrangedto functionally engage the pencil as shown in Fig. 4. Other forms of spring holders may. be used if desired. V v

In the form shown in Fig. 2, no insert 4 is used, but insteadtheslot 5 and hole for thepencil are formed directly inthe material of which the QtherWise this embodiment closely'follows the one described above.

While Ihave shown the invention as embodied in specific forms, it is to be understood that va'- rious changes in details may be made without departing from the scope of the invention. and I Iclaim: A score card holding dev ce adapted. to be.

'mounted on a golf club and substantially cylim" drical inform and ofa diameter substantially the 15 If a numberoi cards are used, each card, after .1 a

same as that of a golf club handle, said device havingan elongated slot on and extending longitudinally of the cylindrical surface thereof, means for retaining ascore card in said slot, said card when in the slo-t'havingl exposed spaces for the score for each hole, hole designating numerals on said surface along said slot and registering with the corresponding spaces on a card in the slot, and means to secure said device to a golf club handle with said cylindrical surface forming a substantial continuation of the surface of said handle. t

' f WALTER S. HOWELL. 

